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Times Square's crystal ball all set for New Year's drop (photos)

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Posted:
12/29/2013 07:25:27 AM MST

Updated:
12/29/2013 07:25:30 AM MST

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Times Square's crystal ball ready for New Year's drop

Electricians working atop a New York City skyscraper on Friday installed the last of the 2,688 crystal triangles that give the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball its shimmer, including a panel dreamt up by a 12-year-old former cancer patient.Each year, the intricate Waterford crystals that make up the skin of the huge orb are replaced with new pieces of glass. This year's design features a kaleidoscopic pattern that will refract light in a splash of 16 million colors as ...

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